Unionville Academy   The Unionville Academy, built in 1837, was a well built, and well equipped school. It was two stories high, with a bell tower and four classrooms. By 1893, it was already too small for the number of children taught each day. A solution to this was to buy another academy from Jacob Harey. It was then remodeled into a high school. The price to attend these excellent schools was around six dollars for day students and forty-eight dollars for boarders per quarter. Usually one hundred and twenty five to one hundred and fifty students enrolled at one time. Forty to fifty were boarders. The curriculum was considered exemplary. It contained some information that we still use today, and some others we don't. There were over twenty classes, ranging from Trigonometry to Philosophy, to Penmanship. In addition, five different languages, including Greek, were taught. The Academy was obviously a well known school for its time. It was not only known about in the U.S., but in other countries, such as Japan as well. In fact, the Japanese government sent over a pupil named Sabasso Tasharo in 1876. Among the other famous people that attended the Academy were Bayard Taylor, who wrote a book about the Unionville community. Also, the library in Kennet Square is named after him. Others include: U.S. Ambassador to Germany, James P. Wickersham, William M. Hayes and John H. Gheen, the last two being lawyers. The price of going to such a school varied from time to time, with day students originally paying about $6 a month. Later, the price was $4 a day for girls, $4.50 for boys. Boarding students paid about $40 a quarter, which was typical price at the time. It is often said that the school's all-encompassing curriculum was the key to success.   The History of Schools in Unionville The Unionville school district has a rich and diverse history. The educational facilities have ranged from one-room schoolhouses to the Unionville Academy, and all have provided students with unique learning experiences. The district today still maintains this excellence. The schools of Unionville have had a rich and varied history. The first schools were individually managed one-room schoolhouses. The small schoolhouses were often understaffed, with a single teacher assigned to 40 or so students. These conditions created the need for a more in-depth learning experiences. This need was satisfied in 1934 when the Unionville Academy was opened. The two-story private school was what many parents had sought. Eventually, this school also became too small to handle the students that Unionville provided. The Unionville Academy was a privately founded institution, built in 1834. In 1837, a boarding house was built off the back to accommodate students who lived too far away to commute back and forth each day. A total of 150 students could enroll at a time, with about 40 of those being boarders. The design of the building was typical of the time: two stories, brick construction, gabled roof, and an interesting looking bell tower. The price of going to such a school varied from time to time, with day students originally paying about $6 a month. Later, the price was $4 a day for girls, $4.50 for boys. Boarding students paid about $40 a quarter, which was typical price at the time. Once one of the finest finance schools in Pennsylvania, it is often said that the school's all-encompassing curriculum was the key to success. This lack of accommodation was the key reason for the founding of the Unionville Elementary School. On its opening, Unionville Elementary was the largest consolidated school in the United States. It replaced twenty-one different schools from four districts. It was very modern for its time, and had fireproof halls, twenty-two classrooms, and many other modern facilities. This school is still in existence today, housing kindergarten through fifth grade. Presently, the schools that make up the Unionville School District are Chadds Ford Elementary, Unionville Elementary, Hillendale Elementary, Pocopson Elementary, as well as Charles F. Patton Middle School, and Unionville High School.